Marigold
“OH my goodness” Eliza cooed
“are you serious?”
I exhaled “yeah. Yeah I am. I've been giving it some thought and I realized I actually have feelings for him. I can't deny it anymore” I confessed and tucked my hair behind my ear
“gosh! This is like my dream come true. I'm so happy for you. Hey, you have to tell him immediately” she said and dropped Goldie in her basket
“that's my problem. How I'm I gonna tell him? Should I walk up to him and say, Will I love you now” I stated and bit my lower lip, I felt nervous.
“now you have to release all the flirty tactics in you. It's easy, just ask him if he's still interested in you. If he says yes, smile at him and tell him you have his answer now. He would ask you to tell him then you'd just say.. Yes” she blinked her eyes like a pretty Barbie princess and I chuckled
“are you sure I can do that?” I asked and she took my hands in hers
“Marigold, I know you're the timid, shy and reserved type. But love can change your whole being. It makes you do things you normally wouldn't do and you become so free with the person you love. Come on, you can take this first step.” she assured me and I let out a big smile then nodded
“okay, I can do this” I said and she smiled
“that's the spirit. Don't worry, you and Will are going to be perfect together because there's love. Okay?”
“okay” I said and hugged her. We stayed in that position for five minutes without saying anything else but just smiling
“hey, let's go eat some noodles. I brought some” she said and we disengaged from the hug
“cooked one or we're cooking it here?” I asked as we stood up
“we're cooking them here. What's that white plastic can?” she asked while pointing to it on the table
“OH, that's Goldie's milk. Will made me buy some dog food and toys for her”
“oh, is the milk drinkable by man?” she asked and walked to the table then lifted up the white jerrycan
“seriously? Eliza it's dog milk. Milked from dogs. Ugh!” I said
“eww” she said and dropped the can. We laughed and left the room
“so how's my auntie doing?” I asked as I waited for her to pull out the noodle bags
“haven't seen her for days now” she replied and walked into the kitchen. I followed her
“you haven't seen her for days? Really? She doesn't pass by?” I asked
“she used to. But not recently. Maybe she went out of town” Eliza said with a shrug
“yeah, maybe” I muttered and brought out a pot. I rinsed it and set it on the stove then lighted it
I added little water and watched as Eliza emptied the noodle bags into the pot
“should we make it spicy?” I asked
“of course we should. I brought some peppermint and cinnamon. Which one do you prefer?”
“cinnamon” I answered
“my mom actually gave me a big pineapple to give you”
“really? She did? Where is it?” I asked with excitement
“in my bag. We could eat it later in the evening if you want”
“yeah that's perfect. You have to thank her for me” I said and a knock came on the door. I gasped
“Wilbur” I said
“you're sure it's him?” Eliza asked as she covered the pot
“of course it has to be him. He's the only one that could visit” I said and ran to the living room. I stood in front of the door, heaved a deep sigh and tried to look calm. I opened the door and the smile I planned to smile just turned into a frown
“hello Miss, are you Marigold?” the man who was obviously a delivery man asked
“yes I am” I answered
“I have a package for you” he said and lifted the big white bag he has been holding
“I didn't order anything” I said
“the person who ordered said it should be delivered to this address to Miss Marigold Cruz” he said and I hesitated a little before I collected the bag
“but who ordered it?” I asked
“Mr Wilbur Sanders” He brought out a book and a pen then handed it to me